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Has Myanmar lost its democratic edge with the imprisonment of Suu Kyi?

 The imprisonment of  Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday left many experts suspecting the democratic future of the nation. As Myanmar is already grappled with the military takeover, it is difficult to predict what the future holds for them, especially the kind of governance it will be witnessing in the coming months. 

But a set of experts believe that it is not possible for the country to go entirely back on track when it comes to democracy as the civilians are already accustomed to what value a democratic nation carries. The South Asian nation had to struggle a lot to reach where it has so it will not be easy to take it back to square one. 

The younger generation is the more adamant one. They will bring the revolt in order which was disrupted due to the military coup and bring the much-needed direction to the nation. There is a lot that needs to be done with regards to the economy and the administrative structure of the country and that is what the younger generation promises.

It is needed that the kind of large-scale protests the nation is witnessing since the military coup in February have been initiated by the young population of the country. Priscilla Clapp, who served as the U.S. chief of mission in Myanmar from 1999 to 2002 knows the situation very well and hence asserted, “The coup may ultimately prove to be the dramatic end to the older generation of leadership in Myanmar.”

He also said that unlike what most people assume, the coup in no way signifies the end of the democratic transition of the nation and it actually proves that democracy is starting to root itself and hence people are fighting back for it. 



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